Here are some ways that I have heard of in order to get rid of that annoying heat, anywhere. On your lips, in your mouth, the eye...........:
try half glass vinegar and one tablespoon salt.mix till salt mostly disolved.then
use this to wash hands
Soak you hands in white vinegar. This will quickly get rid of the fire. Vinegar nutralize's the skin
As wild as this sound, try it next time... Next time you get the burn grab the nearest cucumber. Don't cut it or anything, just rub your hads all over it. The cucumber will get rid of the burn for good. Never believed it till I tried it.
Cooling the Bur
Many substances have been proposed as an antidote in the mouth to the heat of chiles, including water, milk, sugar, bread, citrus fruits, beer, and other carbonated beverages. The theory is that such substances can either wash away or dilute the capsaicin, or, like the bread, can absorb it. The problem is that the capsaicin is bound to the nerve receptor sites in the mouth and is not easily dislodged or diluted. Remember that capsaicin is very miscible with alcohol, fats, and oils, but not very miscible with water.
In a 1990 study at the University of California, Davis, Christina Wu Nasrawi and Rose Marie Pangborn reported that a ten percent sucrose solution at 20 degrees C. was just as effective as milk at 5 degrees C. A 5 percent ethanol solution was no more effective than water at cutting the burn. However, the effectiveness of sugar in warm water revives folk tales of it being an Asian cure for a chile overdose in the mouth. Richard Sterling, travel editor of Fiery Foods & Barbecue Magazine, wrote to us that a waiter in Pattaya Beach, Thailand, once dropped a cube of sugar into Richard's too hot Dom Yom, or spicy prawn soup. The heat level dropped noticeably and then Richard observed that the condiment trays in Thai restaurants often include a small jar of sugar.
During a search to verify the ultimate cure for heat in 1989, the late John Riley, editor-publisher of the quarterly journal Solanaceae, tested various remedies reputed to remove the heat of the capsaicin in chile peppers. In each test, a slice of serrano chile was chewed for one minute, and then one of the following remedies was applied. The amount of time until the burning sensation eased was measured and the results were recorded.
Remedy Total Minutes
Rinse the mouth with water only 11
Rinse the mouth with one Tablespoon olive oil 10
Drink one-half cup heavy fruit syrup 10
Rinse mouth with one tablespoon Glycerine 8
Drink one-half cup milk, rinsing well 7
Milk was the winner, and indeed, dairy products have long been reputed to be the best cool-downs for the burning effects of capsaicin in chiles. But why?
Scientists now believe that casein in the milk is responsible for its cooling effects. According to Robert Henkin of The Taste and Smell Clinic in Washington, D.C., casein is a phosphoprotein that acts as a detergent and strips the capsaicin from the nerve receptor binding sites in the mouth which are contained in the taste papilli. The casein in milk is in the form of calcium caseinate, which constitutes about three percent of milk. Other possible cool-downs containing casein include milk chocolate and some beans and nuts
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